لَمّاwhen ثَوَتlay buried فيin الأَرضِthe earth وَهيَwhile it was لَطيفَةٌgentle
لَمّا ثَوَت في الأَرضِ وَهيَ لَطيفَةٌ
قُدَماؤُناour forebears أَمِنَتwere safe مِنَfrom الأَحداثِcalamities
قُدَماؤُنا أَمِنَت مِنَ الأَحداثِ
When they came to rest in the gentle earth,
Our forebears were safe from calamities.
لَمnot يَستَريحواthey found rest مِنfrom شُرورِthe evils of دِيارِهِمtheir dwellings
لَم يَستَريحوا مِن شُرورِ دِيارِهِم
إِلّاexcept بِرِحلَتِهِمthrough their departure إِلىto الأَجداثِthe graves
إِلّا بِرِحلَتِهِم إِلى الأَجداثِ
They found no rest from the evils of their dwellings
Except through their departure to the graves.
Sol 6.1